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this violence must stop. >> obama said he was considering actions including sanctions and a freezing of overseas assets that the united states could take unilaterally or with its allies. the president said he will send secretary of state hillary clinton to a meeting of the u.n. human rights council in geneva on monday to discuss the developments in libya. >>> british prime minister david cameron has also strongly denounced the libyan government. cameron made the remark wednesday during a visit to qatar. >> what is happening in libya is completely unacceptable. would i like us to go further and have a full you nations security council resolution? yes, i would. i think that would be good. >> cameron says he would like to see the u.n. resolution send a clear warning to colonel gadhafi and the libyan armed forces that what they are doing is wrong. >>> as violence continues to flare up in libya, european nations are taking measures to evacuate thousands of their citizens from the country. the european commission estimates there are about 10,000 eu citizens in libya. member governments are
this violence must stop. >> obama said he was considering actions including sanctions and a freezing of overseas assets that the united states could take unilaterally or with its allies. the president said he will send secretary of state hillary clinton to a meeting of the u.n. human rights council in geneva on monday to discuss the developments in libya. >>> british prime minister david cameron has also strongly denounced the libyan government. cameron made the remark wednesday...
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bilateral ties with the obama administration are stronger than ever. when obama visited south korea to attend the g-20 summit last november, he described the relationship between the two countries as an unbreakable alliance. >> now comes north korea. what about the relationship with the north? i mean lee changes country's stance from conciliatory to hard line policy. how has that affected their relations? >> well, the relations are extremely tense following a series of provocations by the north. the sinking of our south korean warship in the yellow sea and the attack on yeonpyeong island. south koreans. two civilians died after yeonpyeong was shelled. that hasn't happened since the korean war. lee initially faced criticism that his hard line policy had provoked the hostilities, but now public opinion is split between those who want dialogue with north korea and those who support a tough approach. >> right. with that background, do you -- how do you think he will deal with the north during his remaining two years in office? >> well, his task is to inclu
bilateral ties with the obama administration are stronger than ever. when obama visited south korea to attend the g-20 summit last november, he described the relationship between the two countries as an unbreakable alliance. >> now comes north korea. what about the relationship with the north? i mean lee changes country's stance from conciliatory to hard line policy. how has that affected their relations? >> well, the relations are extremely tense following a series of provocations...
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president barack obama has unveiled a budget plan that aims to trim the nation's deficit by $1.1 trillion over a decade. the budget proposal for fiscal 2012 was sent to congress on monday. the budget year begins on october 1st. the plan forecasts the u.s. deficit will rise to a record 1,645,000,000 for the current fiscal year. spending on defense will also be rolled back. instead money will be shifted to spending on education, infrastructure, and innovation in growth industries aimed to boost the country's competitiveness. >> what we've done here is make a down payment. but there's going to be more work that needs to be done and it's going to require democrats and republicans coming together to make it happen. >> obama maintains that the spending cuts would allow him to honor his pledge to cut the budget deficit by half during his four-year term. but republicans say the president has not gone far curb. >>> china's trade surplus in january fell almost 54% from a year ago due to a surge in imports. it's the first time in nine months the figure has fallen below $10 billion. chinese customs a
president barack obama has unveiled a budget plan that aims to trim the nation's deficit by $1.1 trillion over a decade. the budget proposal for fiscal 2012 was sent to congress on monday. the budget year begins on october 1st. the plan forecasts the u.s. deficit will rise to a record 1,645,000,000 for the current fiscal year. spending on defense will also be rolled back. instead money will be shifted to spending on education, infrastructure, and innovation in growth industries aimed to boost...